A medical certificate is documentary proof of illness from a registered medical practitioner stating that the employee will be/was unfit for work.

1. MEDICAL CERTIFICATESTES
Presented by: Anupriya Singh
(IMS-BHU)

2. What is medical certificate?
A medical certificate is documentary proof of illness from a
registered medical practitioner stating that the employee will
be/was unfit for work.

3. Purpose of Medical Certificates
 Medical leave: absence from place of work or school due to illness or injury.
 Certificates of Medical Fitness for employment, scholarship.
 Certification of pregnancy and/or childbirth.
 Insurance purposes either up on the request of the Insurer or insured.
 Disability Certificate (for disability allowance).
 Determination of the age of a person.

4.  Renewal licenses for food shops and driving.
 Death Certificates related to medical cause of death of a person for legal
proof of death, insurance claims etc.
 Miscellaneous
 Certification of true mental state of a person at the time of making a will.
 Vaccination certificates.
Purpose of Medical Certificates

5. A medical certificate should:
 Be written legibly.
 Written on forms designed specifically for this purpose.
 Minimize the use of medical terms.
 Be based on observations noticed by the practitioner.
 Contain the date of the consultation.
 Contain the date of the certification.
 Contain the name, age, gender, and address of the person examined.

6.  Completed by a registered medical or health practitioner who
is authorized to do so.
 Contain the name, designation and medical syndicate
registration number and seal of the certifier.
A medical certificate should:

7. Types of medical reports (traumatic):
Preliminary medical report to prove the case or injury
Final medical report after stabilizing the situation to state the
outcome including disability or death or healing.

8. HOW CAN YOU ACCESS A MEDICAL CERTIFICATE?
 A registered medical practitioner in clinic or hospital
• General practitioner
• Specialist
 Online registered medical practitioners
• New services are allow access to general practitioners via
teleconsultation for minor ailments instead of face to face.
• An example – www.drsicknote.com.au
 Pharmacists

9. WHAT INFORMATION NEEDS TO BE ON A MEDICAL CERTIFICATE
 The date of the medical certificate was issued
 The name and details of the person who is off sick
 The dates that are to be covered
 The name and details of the doctor or pharmacist who provides the
medical certificate (including provider number)
 The signature of the doctor or pharmacist

10. CAN MEDICAL CERTIFICATES BE BACKDATED?
 No, although the employer should consider the circumstances in each case.
 If an employee informs a doctor that they were unable to attend work on a
particular day, the medical certificate must be dated according to the date of
examination, not the date the worker conveyed their inability to attend work.
 The medical certificate can only state that on the day(s) the absenteeism
occurred, the patient stated they were suffering from the described condition.
 The doctor is free to state if signs or symptoms still persist at the time of
examination.

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